2 Feb
2007
2 Feb
'07
4:25 p.m.
On 2 Feb 2007 at 23:54, arcarlini at iee.org wrote:
A few days ago I read a claim that floppies are used
infrequently
these days (compared to how often they used to be used) so the
dust and grime that gets sucked through a drive has longer to
accumulate before being deposited onto the occasional floppy
that does make it in there (for a BIOS upgrade or whatever).
Horsepucky.
(I know--I should quit mincing my words and say what I *really*
think :) )
My drives get used a lot--and are scrupulously maintained. Modern
3.5" DSHD media is garbage. I have far better luck with DS2D 3.5".
Cheers,
Chuck